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To: Kenneth Kirk who started this subject	9/3/2004 3:48:11 PM
From: Kenneth Kirk	Read Replies (1) of 7

Best moments in modern Olympic history: 10. Montreal 1976: Butch Lee and Puerto Rico almost upset the US in basketball. Butch had not been selected for the US team (he was a player at Marquette). 9. Sydney 2000: Rulon Gardner upsets a Russian who had never been beaten, in Greco-Roman wrestling. 8. Rome 1960: Abebe Bikila wins the marathon, running barefoot. 7. Seoul 1988: Greg Louganis wins diving gold after hitting his head on the board. 6. Atlanta 1996: Kerry Strug vaults on a twisted ankle to help her team win gymnastics gold. 5. Paris 1924: Paavo Nurmi wins the 1500, 5000, 10,000 cross country, and 2 relays, setting 2 olympic records in the process. 4. Mexico 1968: Bob Beamon's long jump shatters the world record. 3. Berlin 1936: Jesse Owens' 4 gold medals show up Hitler. 2. Montreal 1976: Nadia Comaneci hits perfect 10's. The broadcasters didn't even know how to pronounce her name. 1. Montreal 1976: Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto breaks his leg, but completes two more events so his team will win gold.

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